Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan’s sequel to Dabangg breaks the first-day record of its first part

Dabangg 2, the sequel to 2010 Bollywood blockbuster Dabangg has managed to surpass the opening day collections of the original movie. It amassed Rs 21.10 crore in India on the day of its release – largely because it released across a greater number of sccreens.

The movie, starring Salman Khan and Sonakshi Sinha, opened across 2,500 screens Friday against 1,800 for Dabangg. The directorial debut of actor-producer Arbaaz Khan, Dabangg 2 opened to packed houses and managed to rake in Rs 21.10 crore on the opening day itself.

Taran Adarsh said that it is one of the highest opening for any non-holiday release in Bollywood till date. Dabangg 2 surpassed the first day collections of even Akshay Kumar’s Rowdy Rathore, which earned Rs 15 crores. It was a non-holiday release too.

The original Dabangg was directed by Abhinav Kashyap, and it had managed to rake in Rs 14.5 crore on its first day, nationally.

The biggest Bollywood opening grosser as of now is Hrithik Roshan’s Agneepath remake that released in early 2012. It raked in Rs 23 crore.

It might be a double dhamaka for Salman at the box office this time around. We mean Rs 200 crores – at least, that’s what the trade analysts expect

Salman Khan’s Dabangg 2 has created quite a bit of hype in the last 15 days. And thanks to it all, our feathered friends expect the movie to cross the coveted Rs 200 crore mark this time around. Now if that isn’t good news, what is?

And guess once that happens, the Rs 100 crore mark will become passé. Why, with almost every other movie of all the actors including Ajay Devgn, Akshay Kumar, Aamir Khan, Shahrukh Khan and Ranbir Kapoor earning Rs 100 crores at the box office, the old mark has lost some of its charm. Hai na?

What’s more, Salman Khan almost missed touching the Rs 200 crore mark with Ek Tha Tiger that braked at Rs 190 crores. Tch tch! But with Dabangg 2, trade analysts sound almost confident that the movie will cross the brand new magic number.

“On its release, Dabangg had crossed the Rs 140 crore mark and two years down the line, the buzz as well as the market has increased manifold. Moreover this is a true blue sequel. The hype is unprecedented and there is no reason why Rs 200 crores won’t be a possibility,” chirped a birdie.

Also, working in favour of Dabangg 2 is the fact that it won’t be competing with any other big banner movie for almost three weeks after its release. Whoa! Now that’s what we call a terrific timing.

So we’re almost sure that Dabangg 2 will cross Rs 200 crore mark. But will it manage to touch Rs 300 crores? Or are we being a tad too optimistic? What do you think, peeps?

A hefty sum has been paid to ensure that Robinhood Pandey’s magic works well on the small screen too

Wouldn’t it be fun to watch Dabangg 2 in the cozy confines of our homes with lunch thalis laid out in front of us? Of course, this after the movie releases in the theatres and crosses the expected Rs 100 crore mark. So, to ensure that viewers stay glued in to their channel for a good three (or more) hours, Star Plus has bought the rights of the movie for an enormous sum of Rs 50 crores, that too for 11 years. Whoa!

Surely, it looks like the Dabangg 2 magic has started working even before the movie hits the big screens, no? What’s more, we are told that the music rights of the film have been sold by T-Series for Rs 10 crores. And why not? The songs are indeed hummable. Aren’t they?

So guess Salman Khan, in the garb of Mr Robinhood Pandey, has yet again struck gold, well, almost. And we just can’t wait for the box office drama to unfold, once the movie releases in the multiplexes and single screens all across the country. Aren’t you excited too, peeps?